From majestic folding screens to delicate
handscrolls, from the quiet dignity of Buddhist icons to the
calligraphic expressiveness of Zen landscape, the works in this
exhibition explore the unique aesthetic sensibilities offered
by Japanese secular and sacred painting from the thirteenth century
to the nineteenth century.

***Lectures: All lectures are held in the
Arthur M. Loew Auditorium on the lower level of the museum and
are free and open to the public.

Opening
Lecture and Reception: April 8, Saturday, 4 PM
"Beyond the Surface: Materiality and Visuality in Japanese
Painting"
Anne Nishimura Morse, Curator of Japanese Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
*** A reception will follow in the Kim Gallery

Workshop for Dartmouth
Students: May 3, Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.Would you like to get away from
the hustle and bustle of Dartmouth life for a couple of hours?
Would you enjoy meditating over majestic folding screens and
delicate hanging scrolls dating from the thirteenth through nineteenth
century Japan, and then creating your own work of art in the
Japanese style? If the answer is yes, then don't miss this workshop
designed especially for Dartmouth students to explore the exhibit:
"Screens and Scrolls: Japanese Art from the Ackland Art
Museum."

"Screens and Scrolls" is an exhibition
that features three basic Japanese art forms: hanging scrolls,
hand scrolls, and wall-size screens. The content of the screens
and scrolls range from the quiet dignity of Buddhist icons to
the calligraphic expressiveness of Zen landscape. This two hour
workshop begins in the galleries with an exploration of the works
led by a trained Hood Museum of Art Student Docent. The second
part will take place in a studio where you will learn basic Japanese
painting techniques and create your own Sumi-e painting. NO PREVIOUS
ART EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED!

Workshop facilitator will be Stefanie Tjaden
'00.

REGISTRATION: There will be a $2 fee for
this workshop to cover the cost of studio supplies. Enrollment
is limited to 12. To register for the workshop or for more information,
please blitz Stefanie Tjaden.

Screens and Scrolls has been organized and circulated by the Ackland
Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Presentation at the Hood Museum of Art has been made possible
through the generous support of the Marie-Louise and Samuel R.
Rosenthal Fund and the Hansen Family Fund.